The Irish standard., 1887-10-29
SALLY CAvANACH;
Oh.
THE UNTENANTED GRAVES.
a. TALE OF TIPPERARY
BY CHARLES j. KICKHAM.

BY CHARLES j. kICKHAM
1.-THE child Of a peasant yet England's proud
Queen
Kas less rank in her heart and less grace in her
mien. DAVIS.
Her heart WAS ready to break at the
thought; but her resolution was taken.
She only waited TO see Brian's wife fill
her place in the family circle, and
thenceforward her place would be by
the bedside Of disease. and want, and
vice, or perhaps among the heaps Of
dead and dying upon the battle field.
Though to most persons Kate Purcell
appeared cold. there was Al amount Of
Hose who knew her best had no sus
picion Except her brother, she had
seen but one man who came up to her
idsa Of what a man ought to be. But
h3 was poor, and had a mother and
four Young sisters dependent upon him.
She would remember hiln and pray for
him. She was proud TO think Of his
love for her; but both felt the necessity
Of laying down their love at the shrine
et duty. We believed more sacrifices
Of this kind are made in ireland than
il any other country in the world. The
reason why is evident enough.
Kate Purcell continued to gaze so
LONG and SO fondly upon The home of
her childhood, that fanny VGorman
looked up laughipgly into her face, and
began hurnming the all Of Home.
sweet Home
You have guessed what I was think
ing OF, Fanny said she.
And yet you are going to leave it,
Kate
!. am said Kate, 'and / feel it deep
iy. But what / find hardest to bear is,
sslat those love most rnusJ leave it.
Chi If | could fancy you ALL mean it
could fancy them all still happy in
Alat dear old house, my heart would be
happv indeed. But Brian tells me they
FAUST leave it, and that is what makes
ne unhappy
But may be-, Kate, they need not go.
Nndeed I know that must be so, for I
never Saw Mr.. Purcell SO cheerful as he
has been latlerly.'
'Ah! Fanny. if you knew my father
80 we'll as DO, you'd see he is only try
ing to lock cheerfnl-tryi;1g to deceive
sven himself
K believe, said Fanny, that people
who live in towns are net so attached
to their homes as people who live in
tbs country, Yet ( have never forgot
ten the house ws lived in before mann
N2a died
lis it possible you can remember your
mother, Fanny?'
'Oh, SO well! though / was not two
gears old when she died
Well, I believe, Fanny, ti1at We who
1--we in the country are mere attached
TO our homes than you who live in the
sewns and cities. And fee,ing how
&as:lY we eau be driven from them,
makes us cling the more fond]y to
As,en. How we'll can understand the
1aiserY Of the poor people who are every
day flying iii such numbers from this
sGuntry.'
oh, I remarked them at every SEA
sicn, said Fanny, when L was cun,lng
down. And oh! Kate, it is so awful to
zee men sobbiDg and shedding tears
Why cannot they live at holne?'
We have it explained in different |
ways replied Kate. But I believe
arian's explanation is the true one'
The people are going because Our rulers
wish to get rid Of them
They walked co the end Of the grove
and back again in silence.
Isn't it strange said Fanny i'll.
uocently, as they turned round at the
ether enc, that l like Ballycorug bet
ter than our own placer
fDo you?' said Kate, placing her arm
round Fanny's waist. That is strange,
3ndaed'
Brian happened to be a little earlier
ahan usual this evening, When he did
not find Kate and Fanny at the gate,
he thought something prevented them
kou taking THEN customary walk.
They were within few yards Of him,
but he could not see them through the
shick whitethorn hedge. He brought
his horse close to the gate, and leaning
ever it, attempted to undo the hasp
without dismounting. When Kate and
Fanny heard him, they hastened
toward hjm--Kate's arm still around
Fanny's waist. The horse took fright
at their sudden appearance. They
were startled by a great gathering of
hoofs as he plunged and reared; they
saw Brian struggle for a moment as he
hung upon the gate, and then fall
heavily over it into a field. Fortunate
Ix, yuboo tl,a bcran 1uhaolpG TOnn6 tha